01Living and practice room
20′ × 15′Soft lime plaster on three walls to calm the echo; the violin wall is lined in cotton.
- Cast terrazzo
- Cane webbing
- Lime plaster
Two-bedroom by the beach
Besant Nagar, Chennai · 1,150 sq ft apartment · 2026
The brief
“A small flat for one person and a lot of instruments. Salt air eats everything, so nothing metal that can rust.”
Divya Ramesh, violinist
- Budget band
- ₹11–14 lakh
- Timeline
- 12 weeks
- Carpet area
- 1,150 sq ft
- Spaces
- 4 drawn here
- City
- Chennai
Materials palette
Cast terrazzo
₹260 / sq ft
Cane webbing
₹380 / sq ft
Lime plaster
₹120 / sq ft
Black granite, leathered
₹310 / sq ft
Cast brass hardware
₹1,150 a handle
Madras check cotton
₹480 / metre
Reclaimed Burma teak
₹4,800 / cu ft
Room by room
Pick a room on the plan to jump to it.
02Kitchen
12′ × 11′Open shelves in teak, brass rails, nothing that rusts.
- Black granite, leathered
- Cast brass hardware
03Bedroom
12′ × 20′A bed on a platform with drawers for sheet music underneath.
- Cane webbing
- Madras check cotton
04Sea-side balcony
20′ × 5′Teak slats oiled every monsoon, and a swing for Sunday mornings.
- Cast terrazzo
- Reclaimed Burma teak
How it ended
Handed over on 2 August 2026. All hardware is brass or stainless 316.
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